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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 SW 124 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Iron Age and Roman pottery, plus iron slag found in trial pit south of proposed entrance to Iron Age enclosure, 2004 |
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Summary
In 2005 the Lenham Archaeological Society excavated a trial pit just south of the proposed site of the entrance to the Iron Age enclosure observed in cropmark. 150 pieces of iron slag plus 100 sherds of Iron Age and Roman-British pottery, including 2 sherds of Samian ware, were found.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 90648 50250 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95SW |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Iron age finds and enclosure and site of Royton Chapel |
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Full description
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In 2004 the Lenham Archaeological Society excavated a trial pit just south of the proposed site of the entrance to the iron age enclosure observed in cropmark. 150 pieces of iron slag plus 1000 sherds of iron age and Roman-British pottery, including 2 sherds of Samian ware, were found. (1)
<1> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2006, Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One (Serial). SKE13573.
<2> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2018, Late Iron Age Settlement at Royton-Mountcastle, Lenham Heath, Kent, Archaeological survey and excavations (Unpublished document). SKE52887.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2006. Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2018. Late Iron Age Settlement at Royton-Mountcastle, Lenham Heath, Kent, Archaeological survey and excavations. |
